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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 5.0
    82

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Universal acclaim
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety

    The way Kuenne presents the material, with an aggressive style that lingers less than a second on most shots, it's impossible not to feel emotionally exhausted.

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  • 67

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The facts are so awful that Dear Zacharycan be forgiven much of its antsiness--as a memorial, as a condolence to Bagby's parents (who became activists for judicial reform in their late son's honor), and as a howl of grief.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    It is impossible not to be fired up by Kurt Kuenne's incendiary cri de coeur, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Village Voice

    Kuenne lovingly assembles home-movie footage and new interviews, while deftly borrowing a narrative trick from fiction--the plot twist--to create a true-crime story so gripping, devastating, and ultimately unforgettable that it easily trumps any thriller Hollywood has to offer this year.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Sheri Linden

    Without becoming a screed for victims' rights, the riveting film shows how in the face of terrible events a grieving parent is galvanized into activism.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    An undeniably shattering story, if forgivably shaky in its impassioned, therapeutic unfolding.

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